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Bent County register., 1887-07-02
Bailed HAY for sale.

II. B. Bell, of Dodge City, Kans.,
VIII sell baled hay loaded on the cars
at Cimarron, Kans., at ten dollars a
ton.
Rev.J. Il. Sharrard, State Evan
gelist, of the Christian church is in
the city and will preach Sunday
evening at the Hall.
NJ. ID. Parmenter and family left
"Wednesday evening for month or
six weeks visit at the old home in
Chelsa, Mass, this is their first visit
home in over ten years.
Miss Mamie Craddock went up
to Rocky Ford Wednesday night to
again take up her residence on her
claim. She has fine piece of land
and proposes to keep it.
MARRIED Juno goth 1887, at the
residence of John 4. Godding Esq,
by Rev. III. l.. B,ardsley, Mr.. james
w. Bacon al d Mrs. O. K. McNitt.
both of Weld County, of this State.
Mrs. Bacon who has been visiting
here for some little time is a sister of
Mrs. Godding and will carry to her
northern home the good wishes of
all who have found her acquaintance
while here.
The happy couple left for home on
the early train Thursday morning.
a fourteen year old boy was run
over and killed by the cars at La
Junta last week. Nothing short of
great injury will learn boy that it
is dangerous to hang on to moving
cars.
Those who planted gardens this
past spring are enjoying vegetables
Of their own raising. There has
been sufficient rainfall to raise good
gardens as has been proven by those
that tried it.
The Register, Leader and Sparks
forces can't understand how the Ad-
vocate man can afford such good
clothes, and he says with an air of
wealth that he is going to wear that
suit for everyday.
DIR. Arnold, Saturday evening July
end, don't fail to hear DIR. Arnold's
4 tGrand Parlor Entertainment to-
night. john Scheck will break your
heart in dutch Song and Dance. To-
night at City Hall.
Occasionally freight train
dashes through town at high rate
of speed endansering the lives of
the constant. stream of humanity
crossing the track. This should be
stopped. The city council can stop
ii.
B. b. Crawford, printer in
this Office the past four months, left
"Wednesday morning for Las Vegas,
New Mexico. Mr.. Crawford is a
good gprinter and we hope to hear
that he is doing,we in the land of
sunshine.
-Johnson's.. Uncle. Toms Cabin
company expect to show at Villas,
Springfield, Boston and several 9TH
cr towns..south as soon as Mr., John
sons. little daughter, who has been
quite sick this week, is able to travel
and take her part.
We have had tho pleasure of
sampling, which means several good
meals, summer squash raised on
Mrs. l.. McQueary's farm just west
of town that was raised without ir-
rigation. Everything planted on her
place has done well this year.
Dan. Rhodes, young man with
the Las Vegas excursion Wednesday,
attempted to jump off the cars before
they came to a stop at La Junta, and
fell so that one leg was crushed
into jelly, he was taken to the hos
pital ..here the injured member was
lmputated.
The l. II. Holmes excursion to La
Junta Wednesday, numbered abont
two hundred passengers quite num-
Der went from here besides our band
that furnished the music. The lot
sales amounted to about twenty thou
Bent County register., 1887-07-02
M. E. Church DIRECTORY,

Services will be held Ut the Hall regularly
on sunday us follows. Sunday School at 10
O'Clock a. m. Preaching ut II O'Clock a IN.
and mt . 80 p. M. cordial invitation Is ex-
tended TO all. Rev. Beardsley. Pastor.
Bent County register., 1887-07-02

h'"f 10 tit
Fine rain Tuesday night.
Nice shower Monday evening.
They are called real estate kings
now.
&C. D. Barker is delivering milk
in town.
Tuesday was cool day with
some rain.
Two new livery stables on the
south side.
And another good rain wednes-
ily night
rr vas up to Rocky Ford
Wednesday.
New side walk in front of Adams
opera house.
The street sprinkler started again
on Wednesday.
w. d. White is putting in new
fixtures at his place.
d. Igo and ]. w. Decker were at
Rocky Ford Thursday.
A special carrying Santa Fc Of
fcials went east Tuesday night.
Miss kittie Baker returned Tues
day from a visit to Trinidad and
Ration.
John Hess has caused the painters
to make green front at his place of
business.
j. w. Graham & Co. will put up
an office between Reitler's store and
the bakery.
Strain &c Co. have sold their
transfer teams and wagons to c. w.
McReynolds.
j. L. Godding sold the old
REarsTrn lot Monday for fifteen
hundred dollars.
Mrs. c. NJ. Morrison is spend
ing n few weeks with her husband
1t Cheyenne Wells.
The first floor of the new build
ing just north of .he post Office is to
be occupied by saloon.
| DRY Creek has h;rd water in it
ever since early in the spring. The
name should be changed.
! C. 0. Barton the cattle and horse
man. of Old Granada, was again in
the city Thursday.
w. d. Whites sample room was
raised last Saturday TO conform TO
the established street grade.
F. G. Descent made real estate
sales early Monday morning amount
ing to nineteen hundred dollars.
Joe Bleyins has been suffering
this week, the effects of shaking
mp bucking horse gave him Sun
day.
The Burger House has fine Sc
lection of plants in bloom in the of
flee that shows the care of Mrs.
Burger.
Thomas b. Devices, from Penn
sylvania, n real estate owner of our
city, was in town the fore part of
the week.
Some advantage could be obtained
for the real estate agents, and town
in general, Ly organizing real estate
exchange.
The city marshal gives notice
that dogs not decorated with L.
cense tag in this city after yesterday
will be shot.
j. w. Graham raised his old of
fee building to comply with the
street grade Tuesday and put down
n new side walk in front.
Captain w, Y. Ghristy, the
south Main street flour and feed
dealer, is an old steamboat caHtain
and sleeping car conductor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Descent will leave
this evening tor visit in the Mcun-
taIns, they have not decided 10 stop
at any one place, but will hunt up
the coolest of the summer resorts
The round up party in town last
III =.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
An Island DfsGppeaTiNo.


Sable Island is being submerged, and
= travelling eastward at such q rate that
any chart Of Il, to be- accurate. would
need II W corrected every few years. III
il safe to say that the latest chart OBJ
tainablc BY mariners Is some miles 1T
least out of the way. Since the Begin
ming 81 the present century the island
bas decreased Id length from forty miles
u twenty-five n breadth, from two
and one-fousth % something less than
one ID height, from two hundred feet
to eighty, whils there has been : vari-
asion ii the position Of the west end OF
icss than twenty-five miles. With snch
startling figures IL these bafore ID, Ii ID
notd ficuit to forceastit s future. Slowly.
perhaps yet none the less surely, and de-
firing ali attempts { devices 81 feeble
to stay its advance, the time Ii
coming when the victsgions waves will
ling their triumphant spray high over
he \ vcstige 81 dry land, and tie tights
of Sable IsIand will no longer send their
Warming CLEANS across the fatal sands.
That vii ahen flr more than ever merit
he aofrow4laien tiele Of 4 Ocean
Graveyard. SrriIyfer.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
Proper Care of Closets.

Closets are not only useful bus o nee.
essary part. of a house, Many house
keepers think that there cannot be too
much closet room provided. There are
many things which are properly Put into
closets, and other things which should
never go into closets. Of such are all
soiled undergarments. Clothing that
has been worn should not be hung away
until properly ventilated. In this way
two fertile sources of bad odors in closets
may be excluded. Many hang their
night clothes in the closet during the
day. This also should be avoided unless
they have had a thorough airing before
being hung. II the closet does not
admit of a window, the door should be
left open fora few hours every day to
admit pure air.
Some persons have yentilators placed
just over the door, which is coed if
practicable, but the outside air, if adj
mitted for a short time every day, will
purify a closet where only clean clothes
are hung. It should, however, be re-
membered that no matter how clean The
clothing in the closet may be, if there is
no ventilation, the clothing will not be
what it should. -[Detroit Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
Paper Barrets.

Rseentiy a barrel was produced from
paper pulp which seemed destined to
superscdc the wooden article. III looks
generally ike a COMMON wooden barrel
thickly vanished, while only FIVE pieces
are u ed in making it. It is bound with
ordinary wooden hoops, and the head is
in one piece, SO constructed that it fits
into the barrel air-tight, and ii held
firmly in place BY q hoop without the
use Of nails. Tho body is seamless, and
the interior AMI exterior are glazed with
q substance which renders the barrel
impervious to moisture, so that LIQUIDS
Of all kinds GIN be transported into it
without lossThomas Dougherty, the
Chief hour inspector of the New York
Produce Exchange, certified that he had
inspected 159 barre.s Of dour which had
been shipped from q distance in these
paper barrels, and had found them to be
al sound. Il generally happens when
-four Is shipped ID wooden barrels that d
quantity Of il siIts through the cracks
where the slaves join, and is LOST. Il
mas found by weighing the -four in
paper barrels that none Of ii had been
Lost II this manne The pulp used ii
tho production Of these barrels IS OBJ
tanned from any lbrous substance, and
asthere is hardly i locality where some
substance does not grow, the bar
sels can by manufactured almost any-
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
Recipes.

fPoNGE CAKE. Ono teacnp or int
white sugar, three eggs, one-fourth of
teaspoon of soda, one-haIf teaspoon O
cream tartar, n teacup of fur; favor
with vanilla.
GREEN PEAs.-B3il the pods fifteen
minutes in slightly salted water; strain
them out. drop in the peas and cook ten.
der, but not until they break. Drain
dry; stir in salt, pepper, and d good
lump of butter. Serve hot.
Boiled SWEET PoTAToEs.-Choos
potatoes Of uniform size, wash and boil
them in their skins for twenty minutes:
drain and lay it in the oven, turning
them several times to hinder bu. ming,
until they yield readily to tho touch;
serve without pairing.
BREAD FRrTTERs.-Cnt thin. round
slices of bread, butter them very lightly,
spread with jam aud stick together in
pairs. Fry in boiling lard, after dipping
IN q batter Of one egg, one pint Of mix,
a pinch of salt and flour enough to make
o pancake batter.
CHICKEN sour-Cat up one chicken
and Pot It into two quarts of milk; sen.
son With salt and pepper. When about
half done adj two table s~poonfuls OF
barley or rice. When this is done re-
move The chicken from the SOUP, tear or
cut part of the breast into small pieces.
and add to the soup With a cup of cream.
LEMONADE Peel the hmons SO thin
" that the peel looks yellow on both
sides, this is the secret; Inc least bit Of
white spoils il, MS that is the bitter part.
The peel OF n lemon, and the strained
juice of two. should be PIT into a jug
with q pint of boiling water, covered
with q csoth-stuffsd into the neck-and
left for . few hours, when it should be
sweetened and strained eff for use.
HONEY PUDDING.-Taree pints of
thinly sliced apples, one plat of honey,
one pint of -four, n pint of meal,
small piece Of butter, one tcaspoonfnl of
soda, the juice Of two lemons, and three
grated lemon rinds. Stir Tho dry soda
in the honey, then add The apples,
melted butter AMI . littlo salt. Now.
add the other ingredients and stir in
the -four. Bake one hour and serve with |
]
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
ErOtVns md Tears.

= y NNf&kE II Y
Before the days Of clock in hail,
Or watch IN pocket, or on wall,
The aneients told thet me of day
By measurements Of III and shade,
just rs you do, YOU froward jade,
Who can be everything but gay.
They set up in d pubic place
A dial. with q painted face,
Whereon a figure, like your nose,
Or like your threatening finger, rose:
And when the sun went up and down,
Pointed the hours, as you do now,
With sui en- humors on your brow,
For every hour d different frownl
When the sun set, or hid his light
In cloudy days, and in the night.
They toldthe time another way,
BIZ Water, which from YES OILS dropped,
TILL they were emptied, when it stopped,
And this they called the clepsydra.
You use the samso old measure yet,
For evermore your eyes are wet,
You leaky creature, old and sour,
Whoss life is a perpetual showerl
Strong should he be, and in his prime,
4Io whom, as wife, you measure time.
How be can tell, with you In sight,
Whistler it be the day or night,
Has puzzled me. Town, for years,
Your peey:sh tempsrs change so soo1;
Your frown, asnow, proclaims it noon,
And now 'tis m:dnight-by your tearsl
-[R. II Stoddard in Harper's Magaz ne.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
Shooting a Gus Well.

A Kokomo (Tnd.) letter describes th.
operation known as shooting a gas well.
SAYS the correspondent: A large crowd
had gathered at tho gas well, watching
every movement with an interest born oil
curiosity that brooks all danger to satisfy
itself In the minutcst detail. The bio
drill was withdrawn and fastened at the
point to the casing-head. Lashed to ii
was a strong steel pulley, through which
ran q light line, extending from an iron
rect made fast to the arm OF the great
walking beam and terminating ii an iron
hook. To this hook was attached a
large tin vessel resembling in shape a
monster syringe. Here began the most
dangerous part of the work, and tho
spectators were warned to leave The
ground. The cans were brought into
the derrick and thirty-two quarts of tho
terrible explosive, formed by treating
glycerine with concentrated sulphuric
and nitric acids, were carefully poured
into the tin torpedo. This was slowly
lowered into the well by aid Of the reel,
great care being taken to see that it did
not Jar violently against the casing and
a premature explosion. When
the bottom of the well was
reached the hook was swung loose and
the line drawn out. Callahan then filed
another tin vessel of smaller capacity,
shaped very much like a gun cartridge,
and attached it to a decorating fuse.
The glycerine cans, containing the small
residue Of the explosive, were removed
to q place Of safety. Callihan then
entered the derrick with bis ago-devil,n
coolly lighted the fuse from his cigar.
dropped it in the well and slowly walked
a few rods away. Everybody held their
breath and waited. IA minute passed.
t~wo--three. Inexperienced persons
thought the shot had failed, and
approached nearer the well. Presently
there was a dull thud, much like atrik-
ing 9 meal bag with ones closed fist.
There was q slight tremor Of the earth,
barely perceptible to those nearest Thu
well. Then followed another wait Of
seconds. when q great volume of
black coiored water shot up, up away
the derrick q bundled feet in all. |
with q great shower Of stones
drenching the more venturesome
spectators who rushed toward the well.
The effect Of the shot was at once dis
oernable. The well was q good one
before, but the deep, sullen roar from
Ihe fye-and -dve-eighths-inch casting
announced 4 find perhaps exceeding Ia
zolumc any we'll yet drilled in the Ko-
como field. When The union was ,us
and connection with aktwo-inch Pipe
the roar increased to : hoarsc
cream almost drowning The mighty
aaout that wentup when tle gas was
lighted, throwing out a danlc nearly to
be top Of the derrick.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
Old EnglislA Wedd ncs.

An English wedding in The time of
good Qleen Bess was a joyous public
festival. Among the higher ranks the
bridegroom presented tho company with
s@carfs, gloves. and garters of the favor
lite colors of the wedding pair; and the
ceremony wound up with ban9uetings,
masques, pageants, and cpithaIamiums.
A gay procession formed q pat OF tho
humber marriages. Tho bride was led
to the church between two boys, wear.
ing bride laces AMI rosemary tied about
their siiken sleeves, and before her was
carried q silver cup filed with wine, In
which was . large branch of gildcd rose
mary, hung about with silkcn ribbons of
all colors. Next came the musicians,
and then the brides maids, some bearing
great bridecakcs, others garlands of gill
ded wheat. Thus they marched to
church amidst the shouts ana benedic.
lions Of the spectators. -[Al the Year
Round.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
women VINO spsculate.

There is some gossip afloat just now,
says a New York correspondent, about
the success attending women who take
flyers inWail street. Al broker showed
yesterday q list Of securities that he was
about to deposit in the strong box of n
safe-deposit company for one of his
feminine customers, the value Of which
was almost $3.50, 600. The owner is the
keeper Of q furnishcd-room house up
town, whose first Wall street investment
was made two years g IN 4 capital of
$1,000. There is q medium-sized, black
eyed, black haired, active woman seen
frequently about Wall street in these
days whose volubilily of tongue in dis
cussing coal and iron properties in the
Northwest and New South is frequently
demonstrated, who is said 10 have
cleared $40, 600 0 $50, 900 in the last
year. She is q s'brokeress' who carries
efiee IN her sa.chel and looks for
customers among her oWn acquaintan
ccs.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
AnsltozA Notes.
Embroidered g~alloons trim plain IA

L~fnuIol0s1ed BnlloUhs tiili Pssstn LAY
ries.
sailor suits arc immensely popular fol
little boys
There il rage for checkcrcd and
barred woods.
Matching the various parts OF toilets
is in high favor.
Eccentricities in the fashionable sleeve
are on the increase.
G Id embroidery is used to face
Gaincsborough hats.
Lice and tulle bonnets are having q
run of popular favor.
Shaggy wool dresses are being revived
in the French capital.
Ribbon necklaces studded with Jewels
or flowers are much worn.
A russell faille Partisan gown is en-
broidered with pinks and daisies.
The meal sack blouse is the model for
&A@HN4%
all the light summer wash dresses.
Once again will the red parasol carry
wrath and panic TO the rural pasture.
Chestnut and q sme- color and nectar
inc and sapphire are Partisan combina-
ations Of color.
Pointed and leaf designs in solid and
open jet ra~ssemcnterie continue the
handsomest trimming for wraps and silk
dresses.
Corded edges arc appearing ON
basques again; the fabric il used on
wollen costumes; silk may bs corded
with velvet.
Pink and fesh-colored walking gloves,
with broad sage green stitching, are the
latest Paris absurdity to be worn with
green gowns.
An admirable combination for a sum-
mer frock is of white and tan colored
yelling, with cuffs collar and belt of
wide god g%alloon.
Summer frocks are made of gauzes,
canvas woven stuff, crepeline, India
challies, bereges, and old fashioned
and plain lawns.
Back silk and black Isle thread
stockings remain the favorite hosiery for
occasions where a stocking matching
The toilet is not demanded.
All bodies of Light summer fabrics are
made with full soft drapings in ono form
another over the bust and shoulders,
'r from the neck to the waist line.
MachIin, Honiton and Valencienncs
IRE used, as well as white and yellow
tullc, for trimming bonnets, and
oops of lacc-edged ribbon, a novelty,
ire effectively introduced.
In Paris bonnet strings have been
altogether or replaced by a
has band of velvet sewn to both sides of
he bonnet SO that it can be slipped I'M
Ter the chin 50 la militaire.n
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
Ouer Production.

Don't you think, NJ. Bucmarck,,
asked Miss Daisygirl, sweetly, THAT
poets are born2n TOO many of en-
arc, groanel the editor, too many 81
'em are, !" and with a whitening look he
scratched out nine stanzas Of an .ole
g ]. 2. on Seeing Her Swing in 4
Hnnaock at NJ, May. 1887 twist
IS the remaining four into 1 misft son.
net ana said YEARLY TO the waiting fore
man, Put i somewhere under Crash 8
Linens cut folks II think it's part Of
the ad. Burdetta.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
PEARLS OF

fine hath a wallet at his back wherein
&c puts aims for oblivion.
lie is the greatest who che osey to do
fight at all times.
II il well to. pay the violin, but not
when Rome is burning.
When a man has no desire but to speak
plain truth he may say a great deal III a
very narrow space.
Ono dies twice-to cease to live is
nothing, but to cease to love and to be
loved is an uusupportabIc death.
The mob is a monster with the. hands
of Briareus, but the head Of Po'ypacmus.
strong to execute, but blind to per
ccive.
OF all the riches that we hug, of all the
pleasures we enjoy, we can carry no
more out of this world than out of a
dream.
All fits Of pleasure are balanced BY an
equal degree of pain or languor; It's like
spending this year part of the nextyear's
evenue.
Whenever you commend, add your
reasons for doing so; it is this which
distingu she's the appreciation of a man
of sense from the fattery of sycophants
and fools.
On thinking of the nunberlcss enjoy
ments which nature offers, gives and
lavishes or open minis and refuses to
minds, he, the millionaire of in
learns to pity the millionaire of
money.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
n Question Of Fees.

e. said . pompous young lawyer.
or i street car To i friend | hadn't been
down : b Il AZ hotr this morning before
! got . fec Of $40.
Then the eyesof 4 man who was halo.
Ing on 70 g strap began to bulge.
say, young felIer. hc whispered
earnestly what aaloon dye work az
I'm 4 waiter myself -pnck.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
Curious Marriage Customs.

l
The associations connected with the
marriage rites among the Kirghese OF
the northern steppes of Turkestan are
most formidable, involving the payment
of a "kalim',' besides the giving OF va
rious presents. The first portion is paid
by the match maker when negotiations
arc entered into, but the second not for
twelve months unless the bridegroom be
wealthy. Should the bride-elect die
during this period, her parents must re-
turn all they have received, or give their
next daughter as q substitute, together
with a fine of one or two horses and
robes or furs. This sam, law applies in
The event of a girl jilting her su:tor. On
the other hand, should the man die, his
parents must either pay a fine and for
feat the s'kalim," or taks tho girl for
their next on. At the expiration of
the term of betrothal the bride
groom, attired in his best, goes
with his friends to The .aul," or
village of the bride, where a tent has
been prepared for his reception.
Throughout tie ceremonies OF betrothal,
the brides brother has the right OF pill
fering from the bridegroom whatever he
p'casesi Tut At tie wedding the brides
felsss, near and distant, come and
take as presents almost everything lie
has. His hal, coat, girdle, horse, saddle
and all that he has are pilfered, each
one taking an article, remarking that it
is for the education of the bride. There
is, however, some reciprocity in the
matter, for when the ri atlvcs of the |
bride visit the .sauln of the bridegroom.
they are feeeed in exactly the same way.
On the payment of the t.kalim' the par
ents are bound to give up their daugh-
ter, giving her as a dowry a akibitka,n
tent, a camel, or riding morse, and q
number Of cattle, according to their
position in life, also a brides headdrcss.
called "saoukeIe, !" or, if poor, another
sjaoulonk," besides a bed, crock
cry and Q trunk Of wearing apparel.
All the Year Around.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-25
LADIES, DEPdRTMENT.
Chinese m,rriases.


Thy never have any breach Of prom
isc cases in China. a future Chinese
belle is not three days old before her
parents have betrothed her to some nc
ceptablc scion of a neighbours house.
When she is old cnougl-and she does
not have 10 be very old; if she were in
England she would be still playing with
her dosl--she goes to The house Of her
affianced and marries him. She weeps
and walls all the way there, as if her
idea OF matrimony were not exactly a
cheerful one. There is always mourning
at a Chinese marriage, while at Chinese
funeral there is always a band Of music
and rtjoicing.-[All The Year Round.